Woman watching marriage procession dies in celebratory firing

Surat | Thursday | 13th December, 2018

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“Those present in the marriage procession told investigators that Khetani was present with a gun. Surat: A 43-year-old woman died after suffering a bullet injury in the face when a businessman in a marriage procession resorted to celebratory firing in Varachha area late on Tuesday night.The woman Savitri Badgujar was watching the marriage procession from the common gallery of their third-floor apartment on LH Road at around 12:30am when a bullet suddenly pierced through her face. After entering the society, he fired more shots in the air, one of which hit the woman. Badgujar was rushed to SMIMER Hospital where she was declared dead on admission.Postmortem confirmed that she died of bullet injury. Neighbours woke up her husband Devraj after they saw her fallen unconscious on the floor..